. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. BACK IN CAMP. 213 camp without further adventure. The three shots wc heard came from Lyon, who had killed an enormous stag, but with a very poor head— his horns having been apparently knocked all to jiicces in fighting. We had now plenty of meat in camp, but a great many mouths to feed; for thirteen men will consume a good many pounds of meat in a (lay, especially when working hard as we were. Reuben's wife jiroved most useful, and well earned her dollar a-day, which we
. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. BACK IN CAMP. 213 camp without further adventure. The three shots wc heard came from Lyon, who had killed an enormous stag, but with a very poor head— his horns having been apparently knocked all to jiicces in fighting. We had now plenty of meat in camp, but a great many mouths to feed; for thirteen men will consume a good many pounds of meat in a (lay, especially when working hard as we were. Reuben's wife jiroved most useful, and well earned her dollar a-day, which we voted her, although she expected nothing. She mended our clothes, made our moccasins, cooked our dinner, baked us most excellent bread, and v/as altogether a great acquisition. The weather was fine, provisions abundant, and game plentiful— what more could a man want ? It is true that our whisky began to run short, and had to be economised ; we had Ijrought up a good supply for our party, but under the belief that two- thirds of them were teetotallers, as they rep- resented themselves to be. I am bound to say, however, with all due respect for that most excellent order, that after the first day's work there was only one teetotaller left, the rest of. fl. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kennedy, W. R. (William Robert), Sir, 1838-1916. Edinburgh; London : W. Blackwood
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